Wife

The MC can propose to one of his slaves and honor that girl by making her his equal under the sacred duality in The Church of The Two Moons.

NOTE! This is an Alpha 0.8.1 feature that's currently not available in the public release.

The proposal

The MC's potential spouse must have either a Willpower below 5 or an Affection that is Loving or higher if he wants a guaranteed "Yes" to his question. A sly MC (high Manipulation) or a charming loverboy (high Charm) might be able to persuade a girl to join him in holy wedlock, but it's relatively hard if neither of the above is true. A high Anger, Defiance or a conflicting trait might further diminish a positive outcome from the proposal.

Ceremonies and Festivities

The ceremony takes place at either a local temple, or at Crystal Cathedral if your Influence is high enough. You'll need a minimum of $500 to go through with a wedding - which include costs for the mandatory festivities and the traditional cleric's donation.

A wedding ceremony under The Two Moons is a relatively simple event, but you have control over the lavishness of the following feast:

• Simple ($500): No Influence gains.
• Ordinary ($2500): +200 Influence. +5 Wife Happiness/Affection.
• Luxurious ($7000): +600 Influence. +1 Willpower. +15 Wife Happiness/Affection. +1 Wife Respect.
• Epic ($25000): +1500 Influence. +2 Willpower. +25 Wife Happiness/Affection. +5 Wife Respect.

Gifts

At the Luxurious and Epic levels, one of your guests will provide you with a priceless gift that produces some form of Skill, Attribute or Influence bonus to either you or your spouse. It can be anything from a WW3 artifact to a valuable painting that'll make your household even more opulent than before.

Wife's assignments

Wives can study and work at any vendor/school location that you've discovered - just like ordinary slaves. They may also work as maids or gardeners in your household, if her husband wants his wife to pull an additional income to cover expenses.

Certain assignments might create some negative effects, however:

• Assigning your wife as a simple maid will lower her Happiness with one point per day, down to a minimum of 25.
• Assigning your wife as a fucktoy at Devious Tools will lower your Influence with 5 points per day, down to a minimum of 200.
• Assigning your wife to Abbot Roo or Walton's Gunstore has a 25% chance to lower her Happiness with one point per day, down to a minimum of 25.

Duties

A wife's true obligation in the Ikaanian society is not working by her husband's and his slaves' sides, at least according to tradition. A wife to a landowner is a free, respectable woman, whose commitment should be to serve her household and strengthening it from within - staying true to her husband and his family name, as long as he gives her the respect she deserves. Unless you want your wife to work, study or act as your constant combatant, you're able to assign her various Duties that'll empower your household, Influence and respect in various ways:

• Slave mistress: Your wife has the primary responsibility to train your slaves. How she does this is not up to you - various traits, her own Willpower, her unique character and other attributes decide whether she'll turn them into cock-hungry whores or fierce warriors that one day might revolt if you go against their Mistress. Note! Just like her husband, your wife will only be able to focus on your two main slaves. Read more about the framework behind slave mistresses here.
• Herald: Your wife travels Ikaanos as a herald - representing the (hopefully) proud household she now belongs to. It's rather costly, as she'll need a carriage and a couple of additional servants, but it might be worth it - a high Beauty + Intelligence + Knowledge skills could potentially pull in dozens of Influence points per day.
• Stewardess: Your wife sees to the household economics and has the main responsibility to streamline your accounting by minimizing expenditures and other costly factors. She'll also indulge in petty investments that could give you a small, randomized extra income each day, based on her Domestic, Intelligence and Educational skills.